Master production designer Tony Walton’s awards include an Oscar for ALL THAT JAZZ (1980) and an Emmy for the acclaimed 1985 TV version of “Death of a Salesman,” as well as numerous other Oscar, Emmy and Bafta nominations. He'll appear in person for a screening of 1971's THE BOYFRIEND.

Discussion following with designer Tony Walton and a distinguished panel of design and musical theater professionals moderated by ADG President Thomas A. Walsh.

THE BOY FRIEND

1971,
Warner Bros.,
137 min,
UK, USA,
Dir: Ken Russell

Director Ken Russell gave Busby Berkeley a run for his money when he turned the hit Broadway musical about the Roaring ’20s into one of the most delightful gems of 1970s cinema. Here the play is being staged by a theatrical company, and shy Polly Browne must replace the leading lady just as a Hollywood big shot shows up for the performance. Brit “It Girl” Twiggy is perfectly cast as the reluctant understudy, who falls in love with her leading man and whose imagination sparks fantasy sequences that are among director Russell’s most delirious. The original one-sheet called THE BOY FRIEND “a glittering, super colossal, heart warming, toe-tapping, continuously delightful musical extravaganza” - it’s all that and more. With Tommy Tune.